Insecticide package



April 21, 1931. HOLL|$ 1,801,921

INSECTICIDE PACKAGE Filed Oct. 30 1923 1- iii-1i :1- Ii a. er 42 Patented Apr. 21, 1931 FRED G. norms, or BENNn'r'rsvI' L seem cARoLIN'A msnc'rrornn rnoijn'en y Application filed October 30;:1928. seriarNo. 316,066.

This invention relates to an insecticide package and primarily it is an object of the invention to provide a package of this kind especially designed and adapted for use in the combating of the boll weevil and wherein the package is of a character to assure effective use of the insecticide without requiring any skill or special knowledge of the part of the user. 7

It is recognized that one of the most efiective mediums to be employed to check the boll weevil is calcium-arsenate and especially when the same is applied to the young plants in mixture with molasses together with water. In making this mixture in bulk it has been found difficult to prevent the mixture from 'souring or otherwise becoming unfit for use if not promptly used. A purpose of the present invention is to waste so occasioned and also to provide a package which will permit. a ready and eflective distribution of the insecticide to the user. r

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed;

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a vertical section taken through a package embodying my invention and as initially distributed; 1

' Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the preferred means for releasing the calcium-arsenate for admixture with the other ingredients. I

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, C denotes a container of preferred ployed to distribute the proper proportions of the container G therebeyond into'the charge of molasses; preferably'b'lack strap moprovide a package which will eliminate.

' capacity, said container being preferably in 7 .My'improved distributed aboutfia pfield of cotton to be treatedpinflcombating eboll weevil and in .of vcalcium arsenate and molasses, the. re-

..qui'site amount of water being provided by the consumer.

As herein disclosed, a charge 1 of cal.-

.eium-arsenate is packed within the lower 913101171011 of the container C, said charge 1 in the present embodiment of my invention occupying one-seventh of the cubic capacity of said container. This charge 1 is effectively maintaine'd within the lower portion '60 by the partition 2 0f cardboard. This partition 2when applied has close contact with the peripheral wall of the container C in a manner substantially eliminating leakage therebeyon'd of any of the charge 1 and also to prevent leakage 1 of the charge lasses'. The charge 3 of molasses placed within the container 1G is of a bulk to p'ro- :7 wide the desired Yseven parts of molasses with respect to'the one: part of calciu1n- :arsenate.

Aftenthe charges 1 and 3have been applied within the container C the head or' cover His placed in position,-thus resulting lIl a hermetically sealedpackage. A package of this kind can be maintained in storage for a protracted period of time and thus avoiding waste as would occur should so the same sour.

In practice I findit of" advantage to have the charges 1 and 3 of a combined bulk capacity approximating. one gallon so that -.a convenient and easy. distribution may be 8 had with the further advantage of the sub .stantial elimination :of waste which would occur if such materials were furnished in increased bulk as, for -eX-ainple,-a barrel mix'as is now the general practice.

package may be readily using the package the consumer removes'the headlortcover H and .pours the charge 3 into a suitable receptacle. He then substantia'lly fills thecontainer C above the applied partition 2 with water. .This assures the proper amount of water without any par-- ticular skill being required on the part of the user. At the same time this water applied within the container G acts upon the partition 2 in a manner to sufiiciently soften the same so that when the water is poured from the container G into the receptacle into which the molasses has been previously poured, the partition 2 will readily release, resulting in the charge 1 of calciumarsenate also being emptied into the receptacle so that it is assured the user will have an admixture of the calcium-arsenate, molasses and water in proper proportion. This mixture is then daubed onto the plants in the usual way.

It is to be understood that as the water and calcium-arsenate is being poured from the container C the user can readily take hold of the partition 2 as it passes from the container C, or reaches the upper portion thereof, and thereby remove the same from the desired mixture.

A package as herein embodied is of a character which permits the same to be way-readily maintained in stock and convenient- 'ly distributed to the consumer and is also of a character to assure the consumer having the most effective mixture of the desired .in redients.

%rom the foregoing description it is dhought to be obvious that an insecticide aokage constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for useby reason of the convenience and facilit with which it may be employed, and it wi l aled be obvious that my invention is susceptibledf some change and modification without departin from the principles and spirit theme and or this reason I do not wish to o beunderstood as limiting myself to the preaciee arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my 'invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

An insecticide package comprising a con- 'taiher, a charge within one end portion of "the container, said charge being of a material destructive of insect life, a proportioned ism-charge of adhesive material substantially filling the remaining portion of the con- "tainer and a partition snugly engaged within the container and separating the charges, -said'partition being of a material softemn ts 'under the action of water and capable 0% preventing mixing of the insecticide charge biadthe adhesive, the portion of the conlainer for the charge of adhesive material "serving as a measure for the amount of fl0-water to be mixed with both of the materials. a In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

FRED G. HOLLIS. 

